--- title: "Cole Fraser Jones: candidate for Councillor in Ward 9 Knoxdale-Merivale, Ottawa 2026 | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/cole-fraser-jones" last_updated: "2026-10-10T04:05:43.748Z" meta: description: "Cole Fraser Jones is on the City of Ottawa's list of certified candidates for Councillor in Ward 9 Knoxdale-Merivale, with a nomination dated May 26, 2026...." "og:description": "Cole Fraser Jones is on the City of Ottawa's list of certified candidates for Councillor in Ward 9 Knoxdale-Merivale, with a nomination dated May 26, 2026...." "og:title": "Cole Fraser Jones: candidate for Councillor in Ward 9 Knoxdale-Merivale, Ottawa 2026" "twitter:description": "Cole Fraser Jones is on the City of Ottawa's list of certified candidates for Councillor in Ward 9 Knoxdale-Merivale, with a nomination dated May 26, 2026...." "twitter:title": "Cole Fraser Jones: candidate for Councillor in Ward 9 Knoxdale-Merivale, Ottawa 2026" --- ** Councillor in Ward 9 Knoxdale-Merivale · Ottawa 2026 # Cole Fraser Jones Canadian Army veteran and federal public servant running for Councillor in Ward 9 Knoxdale-Merivale. Cole Fraser Jones is on the City of Ottawa's list of certified candidates for Councillor in Ward 9 Knoxdale-Merivale, with a nomination dated May 26, 2026. CBC News says he was an electronic-optronic technician in the military and now manages infrastructure modernization projects for a federal department. His campaign and questionnaires call for a review of all City spending, for growth to be approved only after servicing capacity is shown, and for a reserve police model. Explore priorities Campaign links Researched by voche.me · Not a campaign-authored page Candidate space2026 ![Cole Fraser Jones, from Cole Fraser Jones campaign (colefraserjones.ca).](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/images/candidates/cole-fraser-jones-640.webp) *Cole Fraser JonesCouncillorv.* [Image: Cole Fraser Jones campaign (colefraserjones.ca)](https://colefraserjones.ca/) 01 / Introduction ## About Cole Fraser Jones The City's list of certified candidates shows Cole Fraser Jones's nomination dated May 26, 2026, and the City's open data file lists his surname as Jones and his given names as Cole Fraser. The City's list shows that he had not registered for the Contribution Rebate Program. CBC News says he was an electronic-optronic technician in the military and now manages infrastructure modernization projects for a federal department. CTV News Ottawa describes him as a Canadian Army veteran and public servant. His campaign website says he grew up in Bells Corners, served nine years in the Canadian Army as an Electrical-Optical Technician, earned a Bachelor of Applied Science in Military Arts and Science from the Royal Military College of Canada while serving, worked as a framing carpenter early in his career, and left the military in 2019. It says he now works as an Assistant Director in the federal government's information technology sector. In the CTV News questionnaire he describes himself as a first-time candidate. The website says he has lived in Ward 9 since 2019. In the CBC News questionnaire he says he has lived in the ward for 8 years and was born and raised in Nepean. These are his own statements, and voche.me has not checked them with the Department of National Defence, the college or his employer. His positions in the CBC News and CTV News questionnaires are these. He wants a formal program review of all City spending, modeled on the federal Program Review of the 1990s, before any new tax or levy. He would not support a tax increase above the rate of inflation or a new infrastructure levy. He says the police budget should be reviewed and reallocated before any increase, and proposes a reserve police model that would need provincial legislation. He says OC Transpo deficits should be met with service cuts. He wants servicing capacity shown before growth is approved, and gave 2 out of 5 to the statement that intensification will be important for housing in his ward. CBC News quoted him on September 23, 2026 in its report on the dispute between Councillor Devine and candidate Anna Ielo-Tal. He is not part of that dispute. He told CBC News that his relationship with his opponents is cordial and that slinging mud at other candidates will not achieve anything. The sources voche.me read hold no complaint or allegation about him. Read the sources 02 / The issues ## Priorities & positions Campaign-source summary Summarized from the campaign’s published profile. These are stated positions, not an assessment of results or a complete platform. 01 ### Safe streets and infrastructure that works His campaign site says safe streets, parks and recreation buildings and roads that work are the baseline, and that Ward 9 residents have raised speeding and dangerous intersections for years.
Read the full position In the CBC News questionnaire he names renewal of the stormwater and sewer network as the top infrastructure need and asks for independent verification of where the July 1 failures occurred, followed by a dated repair schedule.
[Cole Fraser Jones campaign · Home (text read from the site script) ](https://colefraserjones.ca/) 02 ### Public money held in trust His campaign site says every City dollar must be justified, that a budget shortfall is a reason to review spending and not an automatic reason to raise taxes, and that he would demand openness on where money goes.
Read the full position In the CTV News questionnaire he proposes a formal program review of City spending and a 10-year rolling plan for infrastructure so residents can see what will be fixed and when.
[Cole Fraser Jones campaign · Home (text read from the site script) ](https://colefraserjones.ca/) 03 ### A real answer from the councillor's office His campaign site says anyone who contacts his office will get a specific response and not a form letter. [Cole Fraser Jones campaign · Home (text read from the site script) ](https://colefraserjones.ca/) 04 ### Growth follows infrastructure In the CBC News questionnaire he asks that the City publish what existing sewers, drainage and roads can carry before a major plan or application proceeds, and that growth pay its full servicing costs.
Read the full position He asks for a City-run public notice system for development that is the same in every ward, with a City planner present at sessions for large projects.
[CBC News · candidate questionnaire answers, Ward 9 Knoxdale-Merivale, Cole Fraser Jones (submitted by the candidate, unedited by CBC) ](https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/28711109/cole-fraser-jones-ward-9-knoxdale-merivale.pdf) 05 ### Policing and transit spending In the CBC News and CTV News questionnaires he says police and transit budgets should go through the same spending review as other departments, and proposes a reserve police model. [CBC News · candidate questionnaire answers, Ward 9 Knoxdale-Merivale, Cole Fraser Jones (submitted by the candidate, unedited by CBC) ](https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/28711109/cole-fraser-jones-ward-9-knoxdale-merivale.pdf) Research status ## What voche.me has checked Evidence reviewed on October 6, 2026: the City's list of certified candidates for Ward 9, his campaign website (read from its script file, because the page shows no text without JavaScript), the CBC News and CTV News Ottawa questionnaires, CBC News of August 25 and September 23, 2026, and Capital Current of September 25, 2026. Gaps. His campaign website's Facebook link answered only with a redirect notice, so no posts could be read. His military service, degree and federal job rest on his own statements and one news description. His website and his CBC News questionnaire give different lengths of time in the ward (since 2019, and 8 years). A search summary said he had suspended his campaign, and no page voche.me opened says so, so it is not used. The questionnaire has not been sent. [City of Ottawa · certified candidates, Ward 9 Knoxdale-Merivale](https://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/elections/candidates/certified-and-acclaimed-candidates/certified-and-acclaimed-candidates-city-councillor/certified-candidates-ward-9-knoxdale-merivale) 03 / Background ## Experience & community Nine years, as he describes it ### Electrical-Optical Technician, Canadian Army His campaign website gives the nine years and the trade. CBC News says he was an electronic-optronic technician in the military. voche.me has not checked his service record. [Cole Fraser Jones campaign · Home (text read from the site script)](https://colefraserjones.ca/) Current, as CBC News describes it ### Manager of infrastructure modernization projects, federal department CBC News gives this description. His campaign website calls the role Assistant Director in the federal government's information technology sector. voche.me has not checked it with his employer. [CBC News · Knoxdale-Merivale: Here's who's running to be your Ottawa city councillor, August 25, 2026](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/knoxdale-merivale-ward-election-city-ottawa-2026-9.7312486) Ages 15 to 25, as he describes it ### Construction and framing carpentry This comes from his CBC News questionnaire and his campaign website. voche.me has not checked it. [CBC News · candidate questionnaire answers, Ward 9 Knoxdale-Merivale, Cole Fraser Jones (submitted by the candidate, unedited by CBC)](https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/28711109/cole-fraser-jones-ward-9-knoxdale-merivale.pdf) 04 / Questions & answers ## Questions for the candidate Proposed questions for a future interview. They have not been sent to the candidate, and no answers have been supplied. No questions and answers have been supplied. ### Have your own question? Ask Cole Fraser Jones directly. We send it to the campaign, and publish the reply here if we get one. 05 / About this page ## Questions about this page Facts voche.me can state about Cole Fraser Jones's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.
Is this an official page for Cole Fraser Jones? No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Cole Fraser Jones's own campaign.
Does Cole Fraser Jones currently hold public office? Not according to this profile. voche.me has not listed a current public office for Cole Fraser Jones.
How many sources does this Cole Fraser Jones profile cite? This profile lists 9 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
Why do some questions on Cole Fraser Jones's page show no answer? The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Cole Fraser Jones in a future interview. They have not been sent yet, so the page says plainly that no answer has been supplied instead of leaving the section blank.
When is the election Cole Fraser Jones is running in? The 2026 Ottawa municipal election, including the Councillor race, is decided on October 26, 2026.
06 / Candidate contributions ## Space for campaign updates ### No campaign updates yet Announcements, event details and messages can be added here, with their source and publication date. No campaign submission has been added. ## Sources & transparency - [City of Ottawa · certified candidates, Councillor ](https://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/elections/candidates/certified-and-acclaimed-candidates)Checked October 6, 2026 - [City of Ottawa · certified candidates, Ward 9 Knoxdale-Merivale (list last updated August 21, 2026) ](https://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/elections/candidates/certified-and-acclaimed-candidates/certified-and-acclaimed-candidates-city-councillor/certified-candidates-ward-9-knoxdale-merivale)Checked October 6, 2026 - [City of Ottawa open data · 2026 Municipal Elections, nominated candidates ](https://open.ottawa.ca/datasets/5b79177ae7524c9fa68f79e852527604)Checked October 6, 2026 - [Cole Fraser Jones campaign · Home (text read from the site script) ](https://colefraserjones.ca/)Checked October 6, 2026 - [CBC News · Knoxdale-Merivale: Here's who's running to be your Ottawa city councillor, August 25, 2026 ](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/knoxdale-merivale-ward-election-city-ottawa-2026-9.7312486)Checked October 6, 2026 - [CBC News · candidate questionnaire answers, Ward 9 Knoxdale-Merivale, Cole Fraser Jones (submitted by the candidate, unedited by CBC) ](https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/28711109/cole-fraser-jones-ward-9-knoxdale-merivale.pdf)Checked October 6, 2026 - [CTV News Ottawa · Meet the candidates for councillor in Ward 9 - Knoxdale-Merivale, September 2026 ](https://www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/article/meet-the-candidates-for-councillor-in-ward-9-knoxdale-merivale/)Checked October 6, 2026 - [CBC News · Knoxdale-Merivale candidates clash over campaign claims following TV debate, September 23, 2026 ](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/knoxdale-merivale-candidates-clash-over-campaign-claims-following-tv-debate-9.7353877)Checked October 6, 2026 - [Capital Current · Election Ottawa 2026: Summer floods making infrastructure a top concern of Knoxdale-Merivale voters, September 25, 2026 ](https://capitalcurrent.ca/summer-floods-making-infrastructure-a-top-concern-of-knoxdale-merivale-voters/)Checked October 6, 2026 Missing information does not imply a candidate’s position. [Read our editorial standards.](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/about) Campaign contact ## Campaign links & contact. Find the candidate’s website, social accounts and contact information. [Cole Fraser Jones campaign website](https://colefraserjones.ca/) ## View more candidates. [All candidate spaces ](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates) [Councillor**Ahmed Alsabaawi**](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/ahmed-alsabaawi) [Councillor**Ahmed Rashid**](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/ahmed-rashid) Candidate Q&A ## Ask Cole Fraser Jones a question. Give your name, email and question. We send it to the campaign, and publish their answer here if we get one. ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/on/ottawa-2026/sitemap.md) for all pages.